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[Big_Adam]

Yo,

Going to be a few questions coming from me for a bit. So please bear with me.

Anyway, with my hornet it has the center clock that I like about as much as slamming my hand in a car door so I want to convert to triple clocks. I was going to drill a few holes and be done with it but the problem is the hornet's air system for the heater is odd and comes through the dash to the heater.

So that blocks the drilling holes for the clocks mounts idea as the pipes are in the way. I then had a look at a dash (the big wooden type that goes from the left to the right in between the two dash rails). There's a bloke, person, company thing that make them to order:

CLICKY
Ebay num : 170153413068

They seem cheap and they look as they would fill my need as I just want a black dash. Thats it. No weird wood just a black dash.

Anyway, my question is thus. How the hell do you mount the damn thing? It doesn't come with clips/latches. I did a search for "dash" and the most I got was a thread about peoples dashes and no clue as to mount them.

So how the hell do you attach them? Or should I plain not bother with an El Cheapo dash thingy. As they do tend to rocket up in price for anything else.

Oh and are the indicator light not a legal requirement for MOT?

[Retro_10s]

Ad.... could you send me a pic of that speedo please?... if you're interested in selling that it..

[Dan]

They clamp between the top and bottom dash rails, you must have a padded top rail.

If you want one that fits easily try Dash Of Colour.

There's nothing unusual about the layout of your car Adam, that's just how Minis were built when the fresh air heater was first fitted.

Please don't butcher your car too much Adam, it's too rare.

[Big_Adam]

They clamp between the top and bottom dash rails, you must have a padded top rail.

Really? So just push fit it into place. I don't plan on butchering the car "too" much. It's already got the wrong engine....I think.

For Mr Retro

http://smg.photobuck...nt=P1010590.jpg

Can just about see it.

[Dan]

They don't push fit, they need a clamp on the back that holds into the top and bottom rails. Large U shaped clamps usually. Three of them (one each side and the middle) and you have to reach through various holes on the dash to tighten wing nuts down on studs fitted into the dash to pull the clamps tight. Dash Of Colour dashes use large plastic ratchets (as fitted to late Rover dashes) to ratchet to the top rail, with hooks at the bottom.